Krzysztof Łesyk Jan 23, 2009:

Thanks William! I hope you don't get too many disagrees because of me ;)

Krzysztof Łesyk Jan 22, 2009:

Members only? Why? I was going to suggest another term, a bit more delicate than セフレ or やり友 (which to me sound a bit closer to, excusez le mot, "f*ckbuddy" than "friend with benefits"), but for some reason the question is needlessly limited to paid members, so I can't. Yes, I'm sulking, I know ;)

EDIT: Ah, what the hell - know my good heart. I think 友達プラスアルファ might work too - while it is mildly humorous, it sounds lighter thank either of the two above and puts more accent on the "friend" part. Googling the term (don't forget to put quotation marks around it, or you'll get a lot of irrelevant results) shows some usage examples - yes, not too many of them, but still. Anyway, just my two yen - プラスアルファ seems to be a pretty popular expression recently, so I believe it would be understood even without the term being well established.

conejo (asker) Jan 21, 2009:

To Kathy If both parties are single and unattached (nobody is two-timing).

KathyT Jan 21, 2009:

Hi conejo. As with the English, I guess the connotation depends entirely on the context as to whether it's neutral or not (eg. are both 'parties' otherwise single/unattached or two-timing, etc.). Context-dependent, I think it could be argued likewise that "friends with benefits" could be positive, neutral or negative... I think the same goes for the JP, but would love it if a NSofJ would comment...

conejo (asker) Jan 20, 2009:

To clarify A word that is used in casual conversation between friends that doesn't have a negative connotation.

conejo (asker) Jan 20, 2009:

Negative connotations Basically I am looking for a word that is pretty neutral (like fwb) and doesn't have any negative connotations. Do any of these words have negative connotations?